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F Troop - The Complete First Season
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| Part No: | B000EQ46HI |
| Manufacturer: | Warner Home Video |
| MFG Part: | WARD80774D |
| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/06/2006 Rating: Nr
F-Troop belongs to the ranks of television's great military slacker comedies, including
Sgt. Bilko and
McHale's Navy. Ken Berry was promoted from bit player to leading man with his role as clueless and clumsy ("I fall down a lot") Wilton Parmenter, who is put in charge of the frontier post Fort Courage after a display of inadvertent Civil War heroism. "He's the pigeon we always dreamed of," enthuses Sgt. O'Rourke (Forrest Tucker), who runs "O'Rourke Enterprises" with his sidekick Corporal Agarn (Larry Storch). Most episodes involve O'Rourke and Agarn's get-rich schemes that ultimately backfire. The show's great (albeit politically incorrect) comic conceit is the Hekawis, the decidedly un-bloodthirsty Indian tribe who makes tourist souvenirs, not war. "We invent peace pipe," proclaims Chief Wild Eagle (Frank DeKova), whose broken English and anachronistic vernacular (similar to Joey Bishop in
Texas Across the River) provide most of each episode's biggest--and, in these more enlightened times, guiltiest--laughs.
F's troupe also includes Melody Patterson as Wrangler Jane, who has a hankerin' for "Will" ("I told you, Jane, not in front of the men"), James Hampton as bungling bugler Dobbs, Joe Brooks as nearsighted look-out Vanderbilt, cowboy star Bob Steele as gung-ho Alamo survivor Duffy, and venerable character actor (and Rocky and Bullwinkle's "Fractured Fairy Tales" narrator) Edward Everett Horton as Hekawi medicine man Roaring Chicken. Among the more memorable guest appearances include Zsa Zsa Gabor as a gypsy who attempts to fleece Agarn in "Play, Gypsy, Play," and Don Rickles (!) as Chief Wild Eagle's excitable, warlike son in "The Return of Bald Eagle." The episode, "Reunion for O'Rouke," contains the classic bit about how the Hekawis got their name. F-Troop debuted in 1965 and lasted but two seasons. It broke no television ground and was never nominated for an Emmy. A single-disc compilation of six episodes is also available, but Baby Boomers who remember F-Troop fondly will want to enlist for a full season. It's old school, flat-out funny. --Donald Liebenson
| Great item | 2008-11-25 | 5 / 5 |
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| Got this to have my son enjoy & see some family friendly shows from the past. He loves it - he's 15 and laughed. |
| Great and clear | 2008-10-27 | 5 / 5 |
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| We are very happy with the clarity of these videos and so glad that they were made available at this price. |
| Classic comedy from the 60"s | 2008-07-29 | 4 / 5 |
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| I already had several episodes i bought from cloumbia house on tape but wanted the dvds.I watched the show when i was young and just loved it.It always made me laugh.The only complaint i have is the set i got had one episode that was very spotty.It was the one with zsa zsa gabor playing a gypsy.I dont know what happened as all the other ones were just great.I had the set for awhile before i opened it and it was to late to return it so i will have to live with it.It was only about 3 or 4 minutes of the episode so no big deal.Now i check everything i buy right away to be sure they are ok. |
| They don't make shows like this anymore! | 2008-07-11 | 5 / 5 |
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There were a lot of excellent television series produced in the 1960's. However, I can't think of another comedy series based in the late 1860's.
F-Troop's basic premise is keeping the aloof Capt. Parmenter out of the illicit business dealings of Sergeant O'Rourke, and Corporal Agarn, who are in business with the local Indian tribe, the Hekawis. The Hekawis are perceived to be a threat to the town, hence Fort Courage and F-Troop being there.
The real value is in the casting. The casting director for F-Troop is a genius (except for the fact that Melody Patterson was 16 years old at the time, hard to believe I know). Forrest Tucker as Sgt. O'Rourke, Larry Storch as Cpl. Agarn, Ken Berry as Capt. Parmenter, and Frank DeKova as Chief Wild Eagle all excel in their roles. The guest stars are also enjoyable, especially seeing them now after many have gone on to greater things.
My only criticism of the show is the slapstick physical humor gets a bit old after a while, but that doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the series. Capt. Parmenter must have a perpetual inner ear issue to fall over so frequently!
I rented this at the library and ordered it from after seeing the first few episodes. The first episode is very funny. If you like the first episode, you are good to go with the series. I highly recommend this series!
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